when asked at a scheduled event what would happen if rate differences widened further with the United States.
She also said South Korea's monetary policy would be in a tightening mode even if the central bank keeps the policy interest rate unchanged in the coming months.
The Bank of Korea last raised its policy interest rate by 25
basis points on Jan. 13 and next meets on Feb. 23. The bank has
raised the rate by 325 basis points in 10 steps since late 2021.
(Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Writing by Choonsik Yoo; Editing by
Christopher Cushing and Tom Hogue)